| Model: |
2001 Tail Dragger
#078 |
| Description: |
This stripper works
wonderfully, and can be done on what is likely the most widely-available
and unpopular Tail Dragger that Mattel ever produced. This takes the tasteful
Tampo work on the 2000 regular-issue blue Tail Dragger a step further and
leaves you with a red-tint-window, blue-metallic Dragger that makes a very
nice showpiece, and one that you'll not feel the least guilt over, since
this series' Tampo printing frankly looks awful. I love the Tail
Dragger so much as a paperweight or luck charm (it's a heavy sucker
and has curves that feel very nice in the hand), and this one in particular
for its color combination, that I stripped a couple more of these monstrosities
when I found them, just to insure that I'd never be without my favorite
worry stone. The shot below is particularly evocative...it bears an uncanny
resemblance to a sitting cat ready to pounce, and truly shows off the talent
of the individual who originally designed this rod. No wonder it's a collector
favorite and so often chosen for promotional use over other HW dies. |
| Level
of difficulty: |
Easy. Yet another difficult-to-screw-up
starter project...no sensitive plastics near Tampo paint, and no deep, difficult-to-clean
grooves. |
| Options:
|
The only thing worth
leaving on this is the HW logo on the right rear fender, but as the example
below shows, it is one of few models that looks better without a "company
tattoo". |
| Watch
for: |
...me scooping cheap
copies of this at HW meets for stripping and swapping. |
Hot
Wheels "Strippers" Tampo Modifications 2001
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